Manuscript Collection
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Identifier
Accession 186
Inclusive Dates
1785-1978
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
89 bound volumes, 19,500 pieces, 9.75 linear feet
Language
English
Historical Note
The York County Multiethnic Heritage Project, administered by Dr. Joyce Pettigrew Berman of Winthrop’s English faculty, was made possible by a $38,000 grant from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare of the U.S. Government. The purpose of the project was to study the total contributions of ethnic groups to the total cultural heritage of York County School District No. 3, the York County Nature Museum and the City of Rock Hill Recreation Department. The project, which began in July, 1976, and ended June 30, 1977, focused on ethnic groups in the area: Southern Appalachian, African-American and American Indian.
Scope and Content Note
The York County Multiethnic Heritage project, administered by Dr. Joyce Pettigrew Berman of Winthrop’s English faculty, was made possible by a $38,000 grant from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare of the U.S. government. The purpose of the project was to study the total contributions of ethnic groups to the total cultural heritage of York County School District No. 3, the York County Nature Museum and the city of Rock Hill Recreation Department. The project, which began in July 1976, and ended June 30, 1977, focused on ethnic groups in the area: Southern Appalachian, African-American and Native American. The collection includes a wide variety of material that could be used for research on York County and for instructional purposes by teachers. The collection consists of magazines, newspaper clippings, books, audio tapes, video cassettes, slides, transparencies, and copies of historical documents such as letters and land records.
Provenance
The records of the York County Multiethnic Heritage Project were deposited by Dr. Joyce Pettigrew Berman, project coordinator, on April 25, 1978.
Keywords
York County SC, Rock Hill SC, York SC, Hickory Grove SC, Sharon SC, Ethnic Studies, Local History, Catawba Indians, Midwifery, Religious Practices, Oral History
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "York County Multiethnic Heritage Project Collection - Accession 186". Finding Aid 274.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/274
LC Subject Headings
York County (S.C.)--History; Multiculturalism--South Carolina--York County--History; Catawba Indians; Indians of North America--South Carolina; Minorities--Study and teaching; African Americans--South Carolina--York County; Ethnology--Study and teaching--South Carolina--York County; York County (S.C.)--Social life and customs
Included in
African American Studies Commons, Community-Based Research Commons, Cultural History Commons, Ethnic Studies Commons, Indigenous Studies Commons, Oral History Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Rural Sociology Commons, Social History Commons, Women's History Commons
